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LaCroix Institute of Technology — Digital Transformation Research & Practice
Transformation in Practice

Digital transformation,
practically.

Most digital transformation projects fail. Not because of the technology — but because of everything that happens around it. After years in the field and a doctorate dedicated to the question, Dr. Elliott Simo founded LaCroix Institute to share what the research actually found.

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What the research found
70%
of digital transformation initiatives fail to deliver their intended value
Source: McKinsey & Company
10
documented root causes, uncovered through doctoral research into why DT projects fail
5
proprietary frameworks developed to address the causes — practically and systematically
The research foundation

It started with a pattern.

Year after year, across sectors and organisation sizes, the same failure dynamics kept appearing. The technology changed. The failure rate didn't. That pattern became a research question — and the research question became LaCroix Institute.

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Failure brackets
Every DT failure traces back to one of three critical areas: Strategy & Leadership, Technology & Data, or People & Culture. Understanding which bracket is at risk is the first step to protecting a transformation.
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Root causes
Doctoral research identified 10 specific, recurring root causes of transformation failure — not abstract forces, but concrete, diagnosable, and preventable conditions present in organisations before projects begin.
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Practical frameworks
Each framework addresses a specific failure point — from assessing digital maturity and selecting software, to navigating implementation, go-live decisions, and AI readiness. Research translated into tools organisations can actually use.
What we do

Applied research. Practical use cases.

We don't do research for research's sake. Every question we explore is grounded in what companies actually face — and every answer is built to be used, not just read.

Applied research

Our research starts with real organisational problems and works toward evidence-based answers. Grounded in doctoral inquiry, tested against field experience, and designed to advance understanding — not just fill a bibliography.

About the research
Practical frameworks

Five proprietary frameworks that address the specific, documented failure points in digital transformation. Each is built for real organisations making real decisions — not theoretical constructs designed for academic review.

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Knowledge sharing

Through the Transformation in Practice review, the Now You Know I.T. podcast, articles, case studies, and speaking engagements — we put the research into the hands of the people who need it most.

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Latest insight

Why digital transformation projects fail before they begin

Dr. Elliott Simo 8 min read Digital Maturity

The conversation about digital transformation failure almost always starts in the wrong place — with the technology, the vendor, or the implementation team. Doctoral research into the root causes of failure points consistently to decisions made long before any software is selected or any consultant is engaged.

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"Digital transformation does not fail because of technology. It fails because organisations misunderstand their own readiness before they begin."
— Dr. Elliott Simo, LaCroix Institute of Technology
Our frameworks

Five frameworks. One purpose.

Each framework addresses a specific, documented failure point in digital transformation. Named, researched, and tested in practice.

01
Telos-Maturitas 360
Digital maturity assessment

Determines where an organisation truly stands before transformation begins.
02
UDEL360
Implementation methodology

A hybrid approach built specifically for enterprise software implementation.
03
FINE Selector 360
Software selection

Helps organisations select the best-fit enterprise software — not the most famous.
04
Telos-Maturitas 360+
AI readiness

Assesses whether an organisation is genuinely ready to invest in and leverage AI.
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MVS Framework
Go-live readiness

Determines when an organisation can go live confidently — even without 100% of requirements.
Podcast

Now You Know I.T.

Conversations with the researchers and practitioners who live digital transformation — not the ones who sell it. Dr. Simo interviews experts from industry and academia to explore what transformation really looks like when the work begins.

New episodes monthly. Available wherever you listen.

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01
Digital Maturity
What does realistic digital transformation actually look like?
Dr. Elliott Simo · 45 min · Pilot episode
02
Coming soon
Digital maturity: the question organisations forget to ask
Guest TBC · Recording Q2 2026
03
Coming soon
Why strategic alignment makes or breaks transformation
Guest TBC · Recording Q2 2026
Industries

Digital transformation looks different in every sector.

The principles behind it don't. Our research spans the full range of industries where transformation is reshaping how organisations operate — and compete.

Manufacturing & Industrial
Dr. Simo's primary research context. The deepest body of work on the site.
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Healthcare
Digital maturity, patient data complexity, and clinical change management.
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Financial Services
Regulatory constraints, legacy systems, and the AI risk paradox.
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Retail & Distribution
Supply chain transformation, omnichannel, and customer experience.
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Public Sector
Slower change cycles, different governance, and high public stakes.
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Professional Services
Knowledge work transformation, tools, culture, and the talent equation.
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Founder & Senior Digital Advisor

Dr. Elliott Simo

Dr. Elliott Simo has spent his career at the intersection of digital technology and organisational performance. After observing the same failure patterns repeat across industries — and watching leading research firms confirm what he had seen firsthand — he dedicated his doctoral research to a single question: why do digital projects fail, and how can organisations minimise the risk?

The answers became the frameworks. The frameworks became LaCroix Institute of Technology.

Doctorate in digital transformation — research focused on failure causes in digital manufacturing
Founder, Digi-Centre — enterprise transformation consulting
Creator of five proprietary transformation frameworks
Bilingual researcher and speaker — English & French
Based in Québec, Canada
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